STARTING XV: Ontario Arrows Name Lineup for Season Opener Against Houston SaberCats

3 March 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STARTING XV: ONTARIO ARROWS NAME LINEUP FOR SEASON OPENER AGAINST HOUSTON SABERCATS

Ontario Arrows head coach Chris Silverthorn has named his starting lineup for Saturday’s away clash against Major League Rugby’s Houston SaberCats at Constellation Park in Sugar Land, TX.

The upcoming road fixture marks the season-opening match for Canada’s first privately-funded high-performance rugby team, the first of six matches in the club’s spring calendar.

Squad Notes:

– Six members of Ontario’s starting lineup will make their Arrows debut: Dolezel, Francis, Gliksten, Leveridge, McLelland, Windsor
– Five additional players are in contention to make their Arrows debut off the substitute’s bench: Coats, Kelly, McRogers, Smith, Van Horne
– Four Arrows will make their first start for the club, having featured as substitutes in Ontario’s first-ever match last fall (Sept. 9, 2017 vs. Glendale Merlins): Ciulini, Quattrin, Richardson, Wainwright
– Four squad members are full Canadian internationals: Brouwer (9 caps), Ciulini (6 caps), Dolezel (16 caps), Wilson (1 cap)